Cao Lan ethnic group’s love song chant “Sinh Ca”
Cao Lan ethnic group’s love song chant “Sinh Ca”

VOV.VN - With a population of only around 500, the Cao Lan ethnic group in Ba Che district in the northern province of Quang Ninh still manage to keep their cultural traditions alive, including Sinh Ca, an alternating love song chant.

Cao Lan ethnic group’s love song chant “Sinh Ca”
Thai custom: Husband lives with wife’s family after wedding
Thai custom: Husband lives with wife’s family after wedding

VOV.VN - According to the Thai ethnic people’s custom, a bridegroom lives with his wife’s family for three to five years before taking her to his house.

Thai custom: Husband lives with wife’s family after wedding
Red Dao’s custom of killing insects
Red Dao’s custom of killing insects

VOV.VN - Ancestors of the Red Dao in the northern mountainous province of Yen Bai practiced an insect killing rite to protect their crops, which is called Kỉng ceng che in the Dao language.

Red Dao’s custom of killing insects
Soong Co festival excites crowds in Binh Lieu district
Soong Co festival excites crowds in Binh Lieu district

VOV.VN - The annual Soong Co festival of the San Chi ethnic group has officially got underway in Binh Lieu district in the northern province of Quang Ninh, with the festive occasion attracting plenty of local people and tourists.

Soong Co festival excites crowds in Binh Lieu district
Then Kin Pang festival in northwestern region excites crowds
Then Kin Pang festival in northwestern region excites crowds

VOV.VN - The Then Kin Pang festival represents a long-standing tradition of the white Thai people who reside in the country’s northwestern region, with the event typically attracting plenty of local people and tourists.

Then Kin Pang festival in northwestern region excites crowds
Clarinet of the Dao Khau
Clarinet of the Dao Khau

VOV.VN - The Dao Khau ethnic group in the northern mountainous province of Lai Chau have a set of traditional musical instruments, of which a clarinet is the most difficult instrument to play.

Clarinet of the Dao Khau
Ha Nhi ethnic people remember the dead
Ha Nhi ethnic people remember the dead

VOV.VN - The Ha Nhi ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Lao Cai have for long treasured the long-standing tradition of visiting graves of their relatives to pay respect for the loved ones.

Ha Nhi ethnic people remember the dead
Bell dance of Dao Tien ethnic group
Bell dance of Dao Tien ethnic group

VOV.VN - Dao Tien ethnic people in the northern mountainous province of Son La have been exerting their efforts to preserve bell dancing, which is considered a crucial part of their traditional rituals.

Bell dance of Dao Tien ethnic group
Young performers’ exchange motivates gong culture preservation
Young performers’ exchange motivates gong culture preservation

VOV.VN - On a spring day in 2021, a male team of bamboo gong performers from Kmrong Prong A hamlet met their female peers from Kbu hamlet in the Central Highlands city of Buon Ma Thuot.

Young performers’ exchange motivates gong culture preservation
Gau Tao Festival of the Mong
Gau Tao Festival of the Mong

VOV.VN - The Mong in the northern mountain province of Ha Giang celebrate many festivals and rituals each year. The Gau Tao, which means “mountain sight-seeing in the spring” is a community religious festival held by the Mong at the beginning of every Lunar New Year.

Gau Tao Festival of the Mong